Roman Catholic Priest from Long Beach Charged with Sexual Assault

By
Catherine Lerer
|August 08, 2012

A Roman Catholic priest who served as a parish priest at St. Athanasius Catholic Church, was arrested Wednesday, July 25th, 2012 and charged with eight misdemeanor counts, and one felony count, of sexual assault. His alleged victims are two women who claimed the priest sexually battered them, and a 17-year old girl who claims she had been inappropriately touched by the priest over a period of two years.

The priest, 67 year old Luis Jose Cuevas, has since been removed from the ministry and is currently being held in a Long Beach [CA] jail on $1 million dollar bail. He was originally arrested in Mexico on Monday, and returned to the U.S. to serve trial. Police suspect there may be other victims and are asking for anyone with additional information to come forth.

If you or a loved one, has been the victim of any form of sexual abuse, we strongly advise you contact the husband and wife team of McGee, Lerer and Associates as soon as possible. Our firm has over 35 years combined experience representing survivors of sexual abuse and we are here to fight on your behalf. You can count on us to provide you with the aggressive representation you deserve while, at the same time, treating your case with the utmost care, privacy, urgency and respect.

The information on this website is for general information purposes only.
Nothing on this site should be taken as legal advice for any individual
case or situation. This information is not intended to create, and receipt
or viewing does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship.